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Making define.app for the next generation

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johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
> It could be just the prompt, to find, read and for quick replies.

This is super interesting.

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Founder here. I hear you on not having a mobile version available.

I really value the attention to detail and a mobile version of this feels like almost like a different product. I need to start working on a mobile version! :)

Here's a video, if folks just want to see how it looks: https://x.com/define_app/status/2030023425150910907?s=20

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Oh interesting feedback. Can you elaborate on what you mean by " conversation list when looking at folders"?
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Yay!!! Thank you! Not open sourced at the moment, should I open source it?
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
No need to be an expert to enjoy Software craft! Thanks for sharing :)
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Yes, starting to explore the backend now. It's quite overwhelming in a fun way :)
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Oh great feedback, fixed!

I'm learning this the hard way. I really value the attention to detail and a mobile version of this feels like almost like a different product. But yea, I need to start working on a mobile version asap!

Here's a video with the demo: https://x.com/define_app/status/2030023425150910907?s=20

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such incredible feedback, I really appreciate it.

> I'd like a UI that settles per user or use-case: automatically pruning things I don't use and hoisting things I do, often adapting use-case driven patterns. This is an incredible idea, thanks for sharing!

> AI is more about queueing up and automating interactions with a given intent. This is what I'm aiming for!

> (intent and context: sound familiar?) Oh yea :)

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Thank you for helping folks with instructions, I really need to start exploring a mobile version! :)

> with whatever else I want to integrate it with, you'd have something special. What integrations would I need to have to avoid a deal breaker for you?

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Yes!!! This is gold, thank you so much for sharing! This message is printed in my desk now :D
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
This is great feedback. Not sure about the top tabs as well as I spend most of my time inside an IDE, I got used to those. Maybe I'll add a hide option in settings?
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Yea, this is a React application.
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Agree! I was fairly surprised with this PoC. I was expecting AI to write 80% of the code but because it's frontend heavy, I would say it was 50%.
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
I'm learning this the hard way lol I really value the attention to detail and a mobile version of this feels like almost like a different product.

But yea, I need to start working on a mobile version!

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Great points, here's a video: https://x.com/define_app/status/2030023425150910907?s=20
johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
Thank you so much, your comment made my day!

That's a great feedback, I'll explore a dark mode option.

johndamaia··on Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser
This is great feedback. I'll be working on the mobile version right now!

Here's a video, if folks just want to see how it looks: https://x.com/define_app/status/2030023425150910907?s=20

johndamaia··on Show HN: Define.app – email app for the next generation
Founder here. I just realized some folks only want to see a short video of how it works. If you just want to see what it looks like, check this:

https://x.com/define_app/status/2029844632813580487?s=20

johndamaia··on Show HN: Define.app – email app for the next generation
This is great feedback, thank you for taking the time!

> If every email I clicked opened up a new tab I'd want to die. This makes sense. Would it be helpful if I add an option to toggle 'tabs'?

> Maybe I'm just old. I'm 36 - is that old? Hahahah FWIW I'm older than you :D

> The gray on gray on gray makes my eyes hurt. Did you try the theme editor? Brush icon at right bottom of sidebar.

johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Thank you so much! Love your questions.

> How expensive/difficult is it to have each page in different colour? The production was very specific to our design needs. For this edition, each book cost me more than $65 to produce.

> it looked like "product sans" at first glance We have licensed all our fonts which are: ABC White, Affairs and IBM Plex Mono.

> Tell me more about the page quality The paper is Fedrigoni Arena Rough Extra White

> Why didn't you choose flat binding? This question is great! We wanted to have that characteristic curve of opened books. It was very much a thoughtful decision.

johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Let's see how it goes in the US. If everything goes as expected, I'll maybe publish a second edition after the Summer :)
johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Yea... sorry about it :/
johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Yes! Good catch, it also shows very clearly in minute 3:51 [0]. Thank you so much for your support!

[0] - https://youtu.be/TitZV6k8zfA?si=1BmlLAP-5fCq0yW2&t=231

johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Thank you so much Roy! Can't wait to hear your thoughts about it :)
johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Hahahah that would be fun to work on next!
johndamaia··on Show HN: A self-published art book about Google's first 25 years
Thank you so much! Yes, it's fascinating to me how a massive and generational company like Google starts as a "side project".
johndamaia··on Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma
This! This is exactly why I built makers.so.

Framer is an amazing tool. But if you are in the Figma ecosystem, it's boring to duplicate your work on a different tool. Same for Webflow. I'm trying to make life easier for Figma users.

Happy to help you get started with makers. Anything you need, just let me know :)

johndamaia··on Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma
Here's an example: https://makers.so/s/5b16df0f-17dc-4045-b048-5047182e2856/

The output code isn't suitable for sharing / exporting yet.

johndamaia··on Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma
Yes, great question.

Free forever means your site with live on a makers.so domain like "https://makers.so/s/{random_string}". Here's an example: https://makers.so/s/5b16df0f-17dc-4045-b048-5047182e2856/

$12/month is for publishing to a custom domain.

johndamaia··on Show HN: Makers.so – A website builder inside Figma
Thanks! Happy to answer any questions to help you get started.
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